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Rolls-Royce and Airlink have signed a TotalCare® service agreement for the AE3007 engines that power the South African airline’s fleet of Embraer ERJ135 aircraft. The agreement, which covers 28 aircraft, is an extension of service for a further 10 years, continuing the airline’s drive to maximise aircraft availability. Airlink CEO, Rodger Foster, said; “Airlink and Rolls-Royce have worked hand in …
Airlink, the independent regional airline, has been ranked as South Africa’s most punctual airline, based on its 98% average on-time performance for the year to date, according to the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA). This puts Airlink on track to repeat its 2020 top ranking when its overall on-time performance was consistently better than 96%. “It proves that there …
The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA), has announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Wrenelle Stander, is stepping down and will leave the industry body following a hand over to her successor. According to AASA, Ms. Stander, who joined AASA earlier this year, is leaving to take up the role as CEO of WESGRO, the Western Cape and Cape …
AFRAA, in partnership with Lufthansa Consulting and Kenya Airways will hold a high level virtual workshop on Airlines Consolidation on 14 September 2021, in virtual format. According to AFRAA, this important workshop for airline CEOs, C-level representatives and African air transport decision makers at policy level will provide an in-depth background of consolidation of airlines and an awareness of the …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) have released July 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that demand continued its strong growth trend. According to IATA, comparisons between 2021 and 2020 monthly results are distorted by the extraordinary impact of COVID-19, unless otherwise noted, all comparisons to follow are to June 2019 which followed a normal demand pattern. IATA …
National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has been named best in E-commerce Travel and Tourism category at this year’s Kenya E-commerce Awards. According to Kenya Airways, the Kenya E-commerce Awards, an annual awards ceremony first launched in 2019, celebrates the best brands in Kenya’s digital commerce and marketplaces space. These awards aim to maximize marketing efforts for companies through advocating for …
oneworld Alliance has outlined its path to achieving net zero emissions by 2050, reiterating its commitment to sustainability across the alliance’s 14 member airlines. According to oneworld Alliance, the initial oneworld carbon roadmap unveiled today illustrates how its will meet its net zero emissions target that was first announced in September 2020, establishing oneworld as the first global airline alliance …
The Africa Airlines Association (AFRAA) said the full year revenue loss for African airlines in 2021 is forecasted at US$8.2b, approximately 47.2% of the full year 2019 airlines’ revenue. In 2020, African airlines made a cumulative loss of $10.21b, representing 58.8% of 2019 revenues. AFRAA revealed that passenger traffic continues to be low across Africa due to the ravaging impact …
Ethiopian Airlines Group said it has unveiled a new digital option dubbed My Sheba Space that enables economy class travelers to purchase one or more empty seats on board to get extra space and relax. Ethiopian stated that it has responded to COVID 19 pandemic by introducing passenger safety guidelines implementing social distancing and sanitization measures in its ultra-modern …
Ethiopian Airlines Group and the Boeing Company have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on positioning Ethiopia as an aviation hub for Africa. Building on the two parties’ seventy years of shared history in aviation, the MoU aims at positioning Ethiopia as Africa’s aviation hub – “Ethiopia for Africa”. Boeing has recognized Ethiopian as a global aviation leader in …
